Extract all Xdata

[blair.cheyne355899]

Hi all,

We are wanting to extract all xdata from a number of drawings. By doing some reading it sounds you need to know the values to request the data to be extracted, we are unsure as these are not our drawings.
Has anyone got a "General" extract all Xdata routine?

Thanks

[Opie]

The Express Tools' XDLIST command will allow you to see the xdata from selected objects.

[blair.cheyne355899]

We are after a routine that will scan the entire file, as there are 55,000 items and I don't fancy picking them one by one.

[Opie]

Then have a look at the xdata.lsp file in the Express folder of your AutoCAD folder. It should be able to get you started.

[devitg.89838]

It seem not to be the solution

From the XDATA.lsp , at the express

XDATA
;;;
;;; Program that attaches extended data types to a selected entity.
;;;
;;; After selecting an entity and entering an application name for the
;;; extended data, the following types of extended data are prompted for:

[fixo]

Please, upload a drawing just with one item
which is contains this Xdata and provide
the application name to lookup , this could be saved in
Excel file easily
(I'm using A2010 for info)

[Opie]

It seem not to be the solution

From the XDATA.lsp , at the express

The XDLIST routine will do this for one object at a time. It is listed further down in the initial comments.

;;; XDLIST
;;;
;;; Program that lists the Xdata associated with an application for the
;;; selected entity.

[devitg.89838]

wheretosend.txt



Opie , yes it is true , but it can be fix to work in all the XDATA in a DWG .
Please upload or send it offline a sample dwg in 2007

[dgorsman]

Its very difficult to get "all" XDATA. Its not predefined by design, so to get "all" XDATA you would need to iterate every object in the file, both entities and non-visual entities.

[Opie]

Opie , yes it is true , but it can be fix to work in all the XDATA in a DWG .

And that is why I suggested looking at that file to get started.